“Unity against the boss’
slog an of WIUC on job

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vont, to rahe first ccmetononey Sea EE at te Woodwork Industrial Union i Canada are

returning to the job this week carrying the slogan, ““A united front against the boss!”

Chief demands of

the union are a 20 cents per hour. across-the-board increase in wages; a reduction in board rates of 50 cents

a day; maintenance of the 40-hour week and elimination of all. exceptions ;
union security established on the job.

and welfare plan;

“Woodworkers in our industry
face a bitter struggle for their
livelihood and union rights,” de-
clared the officers’ report. “Fall-
ing markets, increasing unemploy-
ment, the speedup, all must be
faced up to in the coming con-
tract negotiations. This makes it
imperative for all woodworkers,
IWA and WIUC, to unite their
strength against the boss offensive
and against the misleaders of labor
who strive to continue the split
among the woodworkers.

“The WIUC was built in order
that the woodworkers should have
a union, under their own Canadian
control, which could pursue a fight-
ing democratic policy against the
organized employers and democrat-
ically elect its own officers with-
out interference.

“Experience has shown that since
the disaffiliation move of October
3, the Fadling-Alsbury-Whalen lead-
ership in collaboration with the
employers, government and right-
wing officials of the CCL-CCF
axis, through the most intensive
intimidations, have succeeded in
retaining control which could not
have been possible without the
bosses’ support.

“This unfortunate split, if al-
lowed to continue permanently,
can. only bring benefit to the
employers and the reactionary

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establishment of a sickness

Fadling-Alsbury clique. There are
growing indications and a desire
on the part of honest woodwork-
ers, regardless.of union affilia-
tion, to unite on the job and
struggle against the employers’
offensive, for the enforcement of
the contract and the processing
of countless job grievances.

“We welcome this solidarity and
unity between the membership of
the two unions for joint action in
the workers’ economic interests.

“We will strive to eliminate ten-
sion and ill feeling’ between mem-
bers of the two unions and replace
these with friendly unity for econ-
omic battles and job security.

“We look forward to the re-
éstablishment of firm unity in
the woodworking industry on the
basis of rank-and-file control and
full trade union democracy. Such
unity through job action against
the employers and reactionary
IWA leaders will eventually pave
the way for unification of all
woodworkers in British Colum-
bia.”

Delegates nominated the follow-
ing executive: Harold Pritchett,
president; Ernie Dalskeg, first viée-
president; Hjalmar Bergren, sec-
ond vice-president; Jack Pease,
Victoria, third vice-president; Mar-
low Rambo, fourth vice-president;
Jack Forbes, secretary-treasurer;
Councillor Walter , vates, Port Al-
berni, Mark Kennedy, ‘Cranbrook,
and Har old Ludbrook, Ms ustees.

* *

Dealing with the ees for greater
foreign exports, the WIUC ortirery
report states:

“The continued development. of
Canada as an industrial nation, in
its own right, depends in a large
measure on the foreign and trade
relations established by the gov-
ernment. Large sections pt the
world’s population are in dire need
of the products which. Canadians
are able to produce, both raw, ma-
terials and finished products. If
Canadians are to reap the benefits
accruing from the natural resources

of this country, and the productiv-
ity of the people in the form of
higher standards of living, the
policy of Canadian independence
in werld affairs and trade is re-
quired.

“Already Canadian industries and
especially the lumber markets are
feeling the adverse effect .of the
Marshall plan, through the control
of and dividing up of world mar-
kets by the United States to its
Own advantage.

. “Our union has constantly argued
and fought for an independent
pdllicy by which Canada would
seek out markets, regardless of the
opinion of the United States, and
especially friendly and cooperative
relations with all sections of the
world based on honest need and
without the imposition of any po-
litical subservience or interference.

“Many countries outside so-called
dollar areas have goods for ex-
port to Canada, and have great
need for the goods which we could
produce in large quantities.

“Our country is not yet in the
midst of a full-scale depression
but all indications point to a grow-
ing crisis. In the woodworking in-
‘dustry, employers are desperately
attempting to maintain and extend
their super profits at the expense
of the woodworkers.”

Denounaing the Atlantic pact,
the report said: “Our federal gov-
ernment is seeking: to commit Can-
ada in advance to active participa-
tion in the United States Wall
Street war plan. This disastrous
policy threatens the peace of Can-
ada, as it does the peace of the
world. Moreover, these war plans
of Canadian big business threaten
the immediate interests of Cana-
dian labor and our people, as well
as our long term economic future.

“This week will see the signing
of the Atlantic pact, more ‘suitably
named the ‘Suicide pact.’ The big-
gest lie of all our history has been
told and the price of this lie may
mean atomic death to millions of
Canadian citizens.”

Trades council
in condemning

Vancouver Trades and Labor
Council (TLC) went on record this
week as unanimously opposed to
the LaCroix bill. (The bill, brought
in by Wilfrid LaCroix, would ban
the Labor-Progressive Party, and,
in effect, all left organizations. It
was recently “talked out” when it
came up in House of Commons,
but may come up again béfore the
end of the present session.)

A resolution from Local 101 of
the Street Railwaymen’s Union,
opposing the LaCroix bill, was
endorsed without a dissenting
vote.

Council heard reports on two
strikes now affecting labor in Van-
couver.

James Thompson, Canadian Sea-
men’s Union, reported on the East
Coast strike.

“This strike does not affect West
Coast ships,” he said, “but we will
tie up every eastern ship as it
hits port. We are at present pick-
eting the SS Riverdale at Lapointe
Pier. The. Seafarers’ International
Union, which is trying to break
the strike, has introduced a new
wrinkle into the union organizing
game. They don’t bother trying
to sign men into the union, they
just wait until the CSU is egotjat-
ing, and then go to see the operat-
ors. When they signed a so-called
contract with the East Coast: op-

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into its third week. The 14 workers
at the plant are picketing the prem-
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has been no attempt to» run in
scabs, a delegate from the Interna-
tional Jewelry Workers told coun-
cil.

New $150,000 Labor Temple, 307
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Autonomy issue for. ILWU

The right of international unions to determine their own
policies—a right nullified by the national ClO—was expected to be
_ one of the hottest issues at the International Longshoremen’s
Union’s eighth convention in session at San Francisco during the
past week. Fifteen locals of the union, whose San Francisco hiring
‘hall is shown above, have voted concurrence in their executive
board’s, statement reaffirming the right of international and local
unions to shape their own policies.

IWA plans to ignore WIUC

unifying moves in ‘49 talks

International Woodworkers of America held a wage and contract
conference in Vancouver over the weekend and announced that a 15
cents hourly wage boost will be sought this year.

» Other demands of the union include a 50. cents per day eancnen
in board; union shop conditions; a welfare plan.

IWA district president Stewart
Alsbury declared he intended to
ignore unity moves between IWA
and WIUC members. Alsbury and
international president James Fad-
ling will head the union’s negotiat-
ing committee.

Last year’s master contract for
coastal lumber operations expires
July 15. Workers on the job; mem-
bers of both IWA and WIUGC, are

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